A Glamorous Affair at Bellingham Castle: Lauren & Daryl

Lauren & Daryl's wedding day was one glamorous affair, and their wedding film by The Garage Project captured it all beautifully - it's been giving the bride 'a constant stream of happy tears' for months!

The couple, who met in Belfast as a pair of broke students, tied the knot with an emotional church ceremony, before whisking their guests away to an elegant (and lively!) reception at Bellingham Castle. These two found the venue after scouring the country for the perfect setting. From the fabulous style to the killer dance moves, hit play on their film to get ideas for your own big day...

Watch Lauren & Daryl's Glamorous Wedding Film

The Proposal

Lauren tells us all about how Daryl popped the question (spoiler alert: it was a pretty lavish proposal!)...

Daryl whisked me away on a surprise trip to Nice and got down on one knee in front of the iconic Monte Carlo Casino.

We got engaged in May but his secret plans started long before then... on Valentine’s Day he surprised me with vouchers for a weekend in the G Hotel in Galway over May Day. A week before our stay, he used his recent promotion as an excuse to tell me that he had changed his mind on Galway and would be taking a bit further afield: I was told to pack a bag that would be "sunny city-break" appropriate.

For all of Daryl's plans, we nearly didn't make it! I came down with a terrible bout of tonsillitis and had to take a few days off work - totally unheard of for me! My Mum and Dad insisted that I go to the doctors, get a prescription and rest (as little did I know they were in on the surprise).

As we pulled into Dublin airport, Daryl finally revealed that we were about to take off for Nice, but that wasn't the end of the surprises - a limo waited for us on the other side and our hotel was covered in flowers, Champagne and French chocolates. The hotel was incredible; he had shown me pictures of a cozy B&B on the flight but I realised it was all a ploy when we pulled up at the magnificent Palais de la Mediterranee.

There was no time to appreciate the hotel though as we were being picked up for dinner along the coast in Monte Carlo in less than an hour. After a beautiful meal in the iconic Cafe de Paris, we strolled around the square taking in the shops and phenomenal cars that occupied the square and outside the famous Monte Carlo Casino, I turned around to find Daryl on one knee.

It was absolutely perfect... mainly because he'd even been on Google Street View to pick the exact spot he was going to do it! There was never any doubt in my mind that I'd say yes, but seeing how much effort and thought he put into it made me love him all the more.